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Comparison of Lanthanides and Actinides

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Account for: Actinoids show irregularities in their electronic configurations.

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The irregularities in the electronic configuration of the actinoids is due to stability of the $f^{\circ}$ , $f^{7}$ and $f^{14}$ occupancies of the $5 f$ -orbitals.

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